Emil Ruusuvuori made it to the second round in the French Open for the first time, but Casper Ruud was better again.
STT Sports,
Mika Halonen
26.5. 15:35 • Updated May 26th. 16:33
Emil Rose Mountain the games in the French Open Championship of tennis ended in the second round of the duel. Norway finished eighth in the tournament Casper Ruud won the Finnish 6–3, 6–4, 6–2. The match was over in just over two hours.
23-year-old Ruud is eighth on the world list and 23-year-old Ruusuvuori is ranked 61st. This year, they competed in the ATP tournament in Barcelona, where Ruud won in two sets. Barcelona was played on mass fields, as in Paris.
– In my opinion, it was a much better match than last time (in Barcelona). There was a much higher level, in both. In the backfield, the first 1.5 innings were a good feeling and I got hurt playing him, but I ate too badly. It was one thing that should have been much better from the beginning, Ruusuvuori told Urheilu.
At the Roland Garros tennis center, Ruud secured the opening round by breaking the Rose Mountain pass in the sixth game. The Norwegian no longer gave up the lead brought by the 4–2 leadership. In the second, Ruud succeeded in a break-even in the third game, and so did the third round. In the third installment, Ruud also broke Ruusuvuori’s feed again and went 4-1.
The Rose Mountain was once unable to break the feed, even though it fought well.
However, the Finn had a good feeling about his performance on the mass fields and especially about the fact that he made it to the second round of the French grand slam tournament in Paris for the first time. Rose Mountain defeated France in the first round in a five-round twist Ugo Humbertin 6–2, 2–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–2.
– You can be satisfied if you compare the last two mass periods. Lots more matches and points from many weeks that have not come before. It is important to be able to decentralize them throughout the year.
There are still Finns in the tournament Harri Heliövaara in a four-player British pair Lloyd Glasspool with. They will face Uruguay in the second round Ariel Beharin and Ecuador Gonzalo Escobarin.
Rose Mountain was interviewed by Helen Scott-Smith.
Story updated 16.33. Added Ruusuvuori comments.